Question 1

What do the following sentences refer to :
-a way of studying human movement in which the movement outcome is emphasized.

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Question 2

What do the following sentences refer to :
-organizational changes in the function of an individual's organs and tissues that result subsequent changes in human behavior.

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Question 3

Clark and Whitall distinguish four historical periods of motor development. Name them in order.

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A)  Precursor period, normative/descriptive period, maturational period, process-oriented period 
B)  Precursor period, maturational period, normative/descriptive period, process-oriented period 
C)  Precursor period, normative/descriptive period, process-oriented period, maturational period 
D)  Normative/descriptive period, precursor period, maturational period, process-oriented period

Question 4

In a product-oriented approach to assessing human movement the focus would be placed on the outcome of the movement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What do the following sentences refer to :
-the developmental direction of the human being from those points close to the body's center to the periphery.

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Question 6

Proximodistal refers to human development proceeding from those points close to the center of the body to those points close to the periphery.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to the textbook, if developmental stages actually exist, then which of the following is true?

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A)  Each stage must be unique from all others 
B)  The order of stages must be invariant 
C)  The stages must be universal 
D)  All of the above

Question 8

According to Clark and Whitall, the first period in the history of motor development, the maturational period, was characterized by an emphasis on the study of the biological processes that were believed to shape human development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Cephalocaudal refers to growth in the human body that proceeds how?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feet toward the head 
B)  Head toward the feet 
C)  Center or midline toward the periphery of the body 
D)  Periphery toward the center or midline of the body

Question 10

What does gross motor refer to?

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A)  Movements performed as a function of large muscle groups 
B)  Movements performed as a function of small muscle groups 
C)  Unusual, grotesque movements of early childhood 
D)  Unusual, grotesque movements of prenatal life

Question 11

The metaphor of a Mountain of Motor Development, according to its authors, applies to everyone, even those who experience some form of atypical development.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What do the following sentences refer to :
-when programs are tailored to meet the needs of children rather than expecting children to adjust to the demands of the program.

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Question 13

The period of the Mountain of Motor Development that emphsizes the emergence of voluntary movement following the inhibition of reflexes is which of the following periods?

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A)  Reflexive period 
B)  Skillful period 
C)  Compensation period 
D)  Preadapted period

Question 14

Adolescence is initiated by the onset of puberty.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Proximodistal refers to growth in the human body that proceeds how?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feet toward the head 
B)  Head toward the feet 
C)  Center or midline toward the periphery of the body 
D)  Periphery toward the center or midline of the body

Question 16

Which of the following is the most common indicator for the offset (end) of adolescence?

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A)  Achievement of sociocultural maturity 
B)  Achievement of maximal height 
C)  Reaching voting age 
D)  Graduating from high school

Question 17

What is growth?

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A)  A change to a higher level of function 
B)  An increase in physical size 
C)  An innate change to a higher level of functioning 
D)  A regression or progression in physical size

Question 18

Human motor development, as a field of study, is important because it helps us to do which of the following?

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A)  Better understand all domains of human development 
B)  Diagnose motor problems in those who are developing atypically 
C)  Teach people to become more proficient movers. 
D)  All of the above

Question 19

What do the following sentences refer to :
-changes that occur as we pass through life.

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Question 20

Which of the following is an example of motor development research?

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A)  The comparison of various types of stimuli and their effects on reaction time of college students 
B)  The examination of mass and distributed practice and their effects on the learning of 35-year-old subjects 
C)  The administration of a reaction-time test to 15-year-olds and 25-year-olds and comparing their test performances 
D)  The comparison of the body composition of male and female distance runners

Exam 1: Introduction to Motor Development

What do the following sentences refer to : -a way of studying human movement in which the movement outcome is emphasized.

What do the following sentences refer to : -organizational changes in the function of an individual's organs and tissues that result subsequent changes in human behavior.

Clark and Whitall distinguish four historical periods of motor development. Name them in order.

In a product-oriented approach to assessing human movement the focus would be placed on the outcome of the movement.

What do the following sentences refer to : -the developmental direction of the human being from those points close to the body's center to the periphery.

Proximodistal refers to human development proceeding from those points close to the center of the body to those points close to the periphery.

According to the textbook, if developmental stages actually exist, then which of the following is true?

According to Clark and Whitall, the first period in the history of motor development, the maturational period, was characterized by an emphasis on the study of the biological processes that were believed to shape human development.

Cephalocaudal refers to growth in the human body that proceeds how?

What does gross motor refer to?

The metaphor of a Mountain of Motor Development, according to its authors, applies to everyone, even those who experience some form of atypical development.

What do the following sentences refer to : -when programs are tailored to meet the needs of children rather than expecting children to adjust to the demands of the program.

The period of the Mountain of Motor Development that emphsizes the emergence of voluntary movement following the inhibition of reflexes is which of the following periods?

Adolescence is initiated by the onset of puberty.

Proximodistal refers to growth in the human body that proceeds how?

Which of the following is the most common indicator for the offset (end) of adolescence?

What is growth?

Human motor development, as a field of study, is important because it helps us to do which of the following?

What do the following sentences refer to : -changes that occur as we pass through life.

Which of the following is an example of motor development research?